By Laura Strother
Asa Vermette (#27) rides through the Whistler rocks — Jason Strother / JTS Media
Asa Vermette won the Elite Men downhill final at the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Whistler, British Columbia, on Sunday, September 27, with Max Alran finishing second and Amaury Pierron taking third on the technical 1199 course during Whistler’s UCI Downhill World Cup venue debut.
The final result is separate from Saturday’s qualifying sessions. It represents the official Elite Men downhill classification from Sunday’s decisive run, with the verified podium corrected to Vermette first, Alran second and Pierron third.
Vermette delivers the winning run
Vermette asserted control at Whistler by securing the Elite Men victory on the 1199 course during the venue’s UCI Downhill World Cup debut.
The 1199 course demanded precision through steep, technical terrain, and Vermette emerged on top in Sunday’s decisive run. Max Alran followed in second, while Amaury Pierron completed the podium in third.
No qualifying time carried into the final classification; each rider’s Sunday run determined the official result.
Max Alran (#55) navigates the 1199 course — Jason Strother / JTS Media
Whistler Elite Men podium
- 1. Asa Vermette — winner
- 2. Max Alran — second
- 3. Amaury Pierron — third
Amaury Pierron (#4) works through the technical terrain — Jason Strother / JTS Media
Alran secures second
Alran finished second in the Whistler final, giving the French rider a place alongside Vermette on the corrected podium.
The result reshapes the front of the classification from the originally published version and confirms Alran as the runner-up behind Vermette. It also shifts the event narrative away from the previously listed British one-two.
An elite rider (#18) rides through the forest — Jason Strother / JTS Media
Pierron completes the podium
Pierron finished third in the Whistler final, completing the corrected podium behind Vermette and Alran.
With the verified correction applied, the previously published claims involving Jordan Williams, Reece Wilson and Ryan Pinkerton no longer stand as the event’s podium result. The Whistler top-five summary is therefore corrected only to the extent confirmed here: Vermette won, Alran was second and Pierron was third.
Other finishing positions beyond the verified podium are not restated here as official final placements unless separately confirmed by reliable event documentation.
An elite rider (#25) attacks a technical turn — Jason Strother / JTS Media
Official final podium
- 1. Asa Vermette — winner
- 2. Max Alran — second
- 3. Amaury Pierron — third
An elite rider (#12) negotiates the course — Jason Strother / JTS Media
Season context
Whistler’s UCI Downhill World Cup venue debut added a major new stop to the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup calendar. The event page describes the 1199 course as a steep, technical West Coast descent through forest terrain and rock features, providing a demanding setting for the series’ first visit to the resort.
Vermette emerged from that debut with the defining result, while Alran and Pierron joined him on the corrected Whistler podium. With the verified correction limited to the podium order, unsupported exact times, margins, points and broader classification details are not carried forward here.
The 2026 calendar continues with the next scheduled World Cup round at Lake Placid Olympic Sites from October 2–4.
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